Choice is the word in Cuyahoga County's District 9 where six Democrats hope to run for the seat now held by C. Ellen Connally, who is not running for re-election. A lone Republican, financial professional Adam Trumbo, is running in his party's primary.

The district includes Bedford, Bedford Heights, Highland Hills, North Randall, Orange, Pepper Pike, Shaker Heights, Warrensville Heights and Woodmere as well as most of Cleveland's Ward One and some of Ward Two.

The County Council, county executive form of government was created after voters in 2009 discarded the old form of three-commissioner representation in the midst of a massive federal corruption probe of public officials and private contractors.

Seeking the nod in the May 6 Democratic primary (the top vote-getter will go forward to the November ballot) are:

The endorsement interview with the editorial board will be held Monday afternoon, April 14, and it will be taped.

What are your concerns about county government? If you live in this district, what are the issues you want County Council to address? What qualities in a councilperson are you looking for? Do you have specific questions for any or all of the candidates?

We want to hear from you, and we will be consulting the comments in this post when we question the candidates Monday, so please share your thoughts and questions in the comments below.

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